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18 convicted in biggest UK drugs trial

18 convicted in biggest UK drugs trial

A court has sentenced 18 members of an international crime group behind Britain's "biggest ever detected drugs conspiracy" to up to 32 years in jail after the country's longest-running criminal trial, police said Monday.

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Biden's pardon for son angers rivals - and allies

Biden's pardon for son angers rivals - and allies

Joe Biden's pardon of his son Hunter has antagonized both sides of the US political divide, with Republicans crying hypocrisy and Democrats warning it undermines efforts to rein in Donald Trump.

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Liverpool players prepared to 'go to war' for each other: Van Dijk

Liverpool players prepared to 'go to war' for each other: Van Dijk

Virgil van Dijk says much of Liverpool's phenomenal success this season is down to the players' willingness to "go to war" for each other.

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LPGA commissioner Marcoux Samaan to step down in January

LPGA commissioner Marcoux Samaan to step down in January

LPGA commissioner Mollie Marcoux Samaan will step down next month after serving in the role since 2001, the LPGA Tour announced on Monday.

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Georgia PM vows 'no negotiations' amid mass pro-EU protests

Georgia PM vows 'no negotiations' amid mass pro-EU protests

Georgia's prime minister on Monday vowed no negotiations with the Black Sea country's opposition, as thousands took to the streets of Tbilisi to protest his decision to shelve talks on joining the EU.

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Suspect freed from custody over suicide capsule death in Switzerland

Suspect freed from custody over suicide capsule death in Switzerland

A man held since September over the death of a US woman inside a controversial suicide capsule in Switzerland was released from custody Monday, though he remains under suspicion.

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Venezuela's 'Pearl of the Caribbean' loses its luster

Venezuela's 'Pearl of the Caribbean' loses its luster

One of the five stars that used to adorn the facade of the Margarita hotel on the Venezuelan paradise island of the same name has fallen off.

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Paris stocks wobble, euro falls on France budget standoff

Paris stocks wobble, euro falls on France budget standoff

Paris stocks wobbled and the euro fell Monday as a budget standoff in France fuelled concern about the eurozone's second-biggest economy.

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Italy to host Davis Cup Final 8 from 2025

Italy to host Davis Cup Final 8 from 2025

Italy will host the Davis Cup Final 8 from 2025 to 2027, the International Tennis Federation announced on Monday.

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Fiorentina's Bove 'alert' in hospital after collapse: club

Fiorentina's Bove 'alert' in hospital after collapse: club

Edoardo Bove is conscious and alert in hospital after his sudden collapse which caused Fiorentina's match with Inter Milan to be called off, the Serie A club said on Monday.

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